[adjective]Someone who is restrained acts in a calm and controlled way.She was restrained, despite the anger that welled up inside her.Something that is restrained is controlled.The tone of his poetry is restrained and unemotional.Banks and building societies say that they have now adopted a more restrained policy on mortgage lending.
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Meaning of RESTRAINED in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012